# rubbish truck

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Road blocked after rubbish truck overturns in Liffey Valley

The lorry overturned at Liffey Valley, near the Hermitage, after a crash.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 12:57 PM

Thousands attend funeral of fishmonger whose gruesome death in a rubbish truck provoked outrage

Mouhcine Fikri, a fishmonger, died in the crushing mechanism of the rubbish truck on Friday.

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Oct 31st 2016, 10:17 AM

Homeless man 'lucky to be alive' after being thrown into rubbish truck

He went through two compaction cycles.

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Dec 10th 2015, 6:08 AM

Three members of same family killed in Glasgow bin lorry crash

Six people died in the tragic incident.

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Dec 23rd 2014, 12:30 PM

Drunk man survives being compacted - twice - after sleep in dumpster

He emerged with only minor injuries, as the recycling truck wasn’t carrying a full load.

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Aug 14th 2012, 10:06 AM

Woman picks through truckload of rubbish to find wedding ring

Workers helped the Massachusetts woman dig through a mountain of smelly household waste – and she got the ring back.

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May 16th 2012, 8:17 PM